Past
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Me, Myself, I: Artists’ Self-Portraits
Royal West of England Academy 2 May - 19 Jun 2022 Five works from the Ruth Borchard Collection currently exhibited in Me, Myself, I: Artists' Self-Portraits at the RWA. Me, Myself, I: Artists' Self-Portraits provides historical context to today's selfie culture, through an exploration of self-portraiture over the last three hundred years. The exhibition, curated by Tessa Jackson OBE, in particular... Read more -
The Self-Portrait Prize Exhibition, 2021
Coventry UK City of Culture 17 May - 29 Jun 2021 The Self-Portrait Prize Exhibition
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Self
Ruth Borchard Collection, Isle of Man 1 Oct 2020 - 14 Mar 2021 Born to Jewish parents in Hamburg in 1910, in 1937 Ruth Borchard moved to England alongside around 74,000 other German and Austrian refugees. When war was declared the Home Office set up Aliens Tribunals to examine every registered over the age of sixteen. Between May and June 1940 around 30,000... Read more -
Next Generation Collection | An exhibition, Courtauld Institute of Art
An exhibition of the Next Generation Collection organised and curated by Courtauld Students 18 Mar - 18 Jun 2020 Ruth Borchard Collection delighted to work with the students of the Courtauld Institute of Art for the first ever full curated exhibition of the Next Generation Collection Update: due to Covid-19 the exhibition is on hold until further notice. The online selection of works displayed here are selection made from... Read more -
Self Portrait Prize Exhibition 2019
30 Apr - 1 Sep 2019 In 2019, to mark the tenth anniversary of the inaugural event, the Collection were delighted to be able to work with, and support, the artistic community of the award winning arts charity, Outside In and, in partnership with the world renowned establishment for art historical research, The Courtauld Institute of... Read more -
Time Unwrapped: Out of Time
An exploration of connections between Musical and Visual Arts 1 Jan - 1 May 2018 Piano Nobile and the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Collection are delighted to present Time Unwrapped: Out of Time, an exhibition exploring connections between the visual and musical arts, which for the first time at Kings Place explicitly links the exhibition in the gallery to the performances in the concert halls. The... Read more -
Jean Cooke: Delight in the Thing Seen
Ruth Borchard Collection in partnership with Jerwood Gallery, Hastings 24 May - 10 Sep 2017 Ruth Borchard Original Collection artist Jean Cooke RA (1927-2008) is to be the subject of a ground-breaking new exhibition, at the Jerwood Gallery, Hatings. Jean Cooke: Delight in the Thing Seen will offer a rare glimpse into Cooke’s life and work, celebrating her quirky lyrical vision and drawing together works... Read more -
The Self-Portrait Prize 2017
19 May - 29 Sep 2017 The Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize May – September 2017 Returning to Kings Place for its fourth edition, the biennial Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize features 100 works by British and Irish artists, showcasing the very best of contemporary self-portraiture. Run by the Ruth Borchard Collection to celebrate twenty-first century British and... Read more -
William Coldstream | Euan Uglow: Daisies and Nudes
22 Nov 2016 - 28 Jan 2019 The Ruth Borchard Collection loaned one of the collection’s highlights, a self-portrait by Euan Uglow, to Piano Nobile’s exhibition, William Coldstream | Euan Uglow: Daisies and Nudes. The self-portrait is the third of only three self-portraits Uglow ever made, and is titled Self-Portrait after Falling on Nose. William Coldstream... Read more -
Ruth Borchard Collection: Next Generation
Self Portraiture in the 21st Century 3 May - 3 Dec 2016 The Next Generation Collection currently consists of 68 self-portraits and is continually growing, brought together through purchases from the biennial Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize, most recently held in 2015 at Piano Nobile Kings Place and won by Shanti Panchal. The Ruth Borchard Collection: The Next Generation will be the first... Read more -
The Painter Behind the Canvas
Jerwood Arts in Partnership with Ruth Borchard Collection 1 Feb - 1 Sep 2016 The Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, is the 2016 museum partner for the Ruth Borchard Collection. Opening on Thursday 12 May is a two room display of self-portraits from the Original Collection alongside Maggi Hambling’s self-portrait from the Next Generation Collection. These will be exhibited alongside other paintings the artists created that... Read more -
Ithell Colquhoun: Image and Imagination
16 Jan - 19 Mar 2016 Ithell Colquhoun’s 1926 self-portrait in the Ruth Borchard Collection has been lent to the Penlee House Gallery and Museum in Penzance, for a major retrospective on Colquhoun. Ithell Colquhoun was a resident in Cornwall for most of her professional career, and her painting and writing was deeply inspired by the... Read more -
William Gear 1915-1997: The painter that Britain forgot
24 Oct 2015 - 14 Feb 2016 The Collection has loaned William Gear’s raw and structural pen and ink self-portrait to a major retrospective of the artist at the Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, on the centenary of his birth, William Gear 1915-1997: The painter that Britain forgot. The exhibition brings together around 100 works covering all major... Read more -
The Self-Portrait Prize 2015
22 May - 25 Sep 2015 In 2015, a prestigious panel of judges including Thomas Newbolt (Winner of the prize in 2011), Charles Suamarez Smith (Secretary and Chief Executive of Royal Academy of Arts), Simon Martin (Artistic Director of Pallant House Gallery), Jackie Wullschlager (Chief Art Critic for the Financial Times) and Dr Robert Travers (Director of Piano Nobile) selected the work of Shanti Panchal as the winner of the third biennial self-portrait prize. Read more -
British Self Portraits
Ruth Borchard Collection in partnership with Pallant House, Chichester 3 Oct 2014 - 3 Feb 2015 Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, in conjunction with Piano Nobile presents an exhibition of highlights from the Ruth Borchard Collection of self-portraits by British artists brought together by Ruth Borchard throughout the twentieth century. The Ruth Borchard Collection and Piano Nobile have enjoyed a long-standing collaborative relationship and the gallery is... Read more -
The Self-Portrait Prize 2013
17 May - 27 Sep 2013 Artist Thomas Newbolt won the second biennial Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize. His work was chosen by judges including Mark Hudson and Huon Mallalieu. Read more -
The Self-Portrait Prize 2011
9 May - 9 Nov 2011 In 2011 judges, including William Feaver, Bill Packer and Sister Wendy Beckett selected the work of Celia Paul to become the first winner of the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize. Commenting on her work Paul wrote “Women are so often defined by labels: wife, daughter, sister, mistress, Muse. When looking in... Read more -
Self Portrait: Renaissance to Contemporary
National Portrait Gallery's Self Portrait Exhibition 20 Oct 2005 - 29 Jan 2006 The National Portrait Gallery's Self Portrait Exhibition is an ambitious exploration of the self-portrait from its inception in the early fifteenth century to the beginning of the twenty-first century. A highlight of the Ruth Borchard Collection, Francis Newton Souza's self portrait was included in the National Portrait Gallery’s significant exhibition... Read more
Online
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Self Portrait Prize 2023
Online Exhibition 23 Jun - 20 Dec 2023 The Self-Portrait Prize Online Exhibition presents a selection of noteworthy entries to the 2023 competition. It highlights the diversity of contemporary self-portraiture and the continuing importance of this uniquely personal subgenre of art. The Online Exhibition includes a cross-section of self-portraits from around the world, made by artists at all... Read more -
The Self-Portrait Prize on Artsy
1 Jun - 1 Oct 2021 The full long-list of entries is now fully accesible via the Collections Artsy page. Visit the Self-Portrait Prize on Artsy > > Read more -
Self-Portrait Prize on Vortic
A curated selection of short-listed works 17 May - 29 Jun 2021 The Self-Portrait Prize Exhibition 2021 explores the diverse media and imagery through which contemporary artists represent themselves. Including works by internationally recognised artists, advanced postgraduates and some at the very beginning of their artistic studies it reveals the enduring presence of self-portraiture in artistic practices. The artworks on display have... Read more
